hi there! I'd like to know if there's a package management besides the standard .tgz for slackware. Thanks!<BR><BR><BR>--mod-edit--<BR><BR>You need to be specific in your topic-titling. No need for ...

Checkinstall is a utility that builds a .deb, .rpm or Slackware package from a third party source code tarball. This allows you to introduce such third party software using the standard package ...

First, I want to say that I was unsure if this should go into Which Distro topic, since it doesn't have to do entirely with choosing a distribution. While you'll understand what I mean in a moment, if ...

ConnochaetOS is a nice entry into a pure, free Linux experience.Of course, Linux is open source. Most people mistakenly equate open source with “free,” as in pay nothing. Experienced Linux users know, ...

Sometimes, a utility or an application that you want to install is impossible to find in the format of your distribution. Alien is a utility that can convert one package type into another. It can get ...